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11/03/2026 8:05 pm
I want that ‘33 Ford coupe.
David Vandermeer
Corinth, Texas
11/03/2026 8:25 pm
12/03/2026 5:47 am
Yes, the good old days...
John Bono
North Jersey
12/03/2026 5:51 am
does anyone have an address? I'm heading down there right now - to buy ALL of them!
12/03/2026 5:55 am
Tony, are you taking the time machine?does anyone have an address? I'm heading down there right now - to buy ALL of them!
John Bono
North Jersey
12/03/2026 5:59 am
Yes sir! And a bag of money. I've even buying that 1928 Buick! And if it needs work, I'm amenable to throwing another $48. at it! 
12/03/2026 7:16 am
....and if you wanted "new" in 1938, you'll pay a bit more. 😉
12/03/2026 7:23 am
John Bono
North Jersey
12/03/2026 7:59 am
OMG....a car for the price of a meal out for two today! I know it's all relative but .........
Christopher Moroni and Tony Perrone reacted
12/03/2026 8:08 am
In 1953 I bought a 37 Studebaker Dictator sedan for $25. The car was clean and a good running vehicle. in 1956 I bought a 1933 Pierce Arrow for $780. In the fifties people wanted new cars not old prewar relics.
12/03/2026 9:17 am
OMG....a car for the price of a meal out for two today! I know it's all relative but .........
The key sentence in your statement is, "I know it's all relative but...".
As awesome and impressive as those prices look today 88 years later, we must always consider that the average annual income in 1938 was (around) $1,750, while today in 2026 it's (around) $74,738.
That $429. car in 1938 would cost approximately $9,800. to $10,000. in 2026. Due to significantly higher consumer prices, $1 in 1938 had the same purchasing power as roughly #23.07 today.
Fact is, the dollar has lost about 96% of its value since 1938.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
12/03/2026 3:00 pm
@georgeschire Unfortunately, you are correct.
Sadly, so often people are awing over the lower prices of a bygone era, but they never take in to consideration the lower salaries of that era as well.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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